Quinta in a medevial sephardic town

Old farmhouse in Castelo de Vide, a medevial Sephardic town in the Alentejo. Huge (45 000 m2) gardens, several fountains, pool. Ideal to explore the treasures of the Roman, Jewish and Arabic history on the Iberic peninsula. The house, which is surrounded by 45.000m² garden with 700 olive trees, lots of fruit trees and wine and vegetable gardens has a pool (8x3m) and a traditional fountain. This is a working quinta with sheep, goats and hens. The huge traditional kitchen is well equipped (gas cooker, electric oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher) and has a large wooden dining table. The kitchen has direct access to the "breakfast terrace" (east, view to the mountains, olive trees with a stone table), the the summer-kitchen with gas cooker and barbeque) and the west terrace with a pergola and a huge stone table. There are a small and a big living room, both with direct access to the pool terrace and views to Castelo de Vide and sunset. In the first floor of the house there is a bedroom (double bed) with en-suite bathroom (separate bathtub and shower), a small romantic covered terrace to the east and a huge roof terrace with 360degree view. Two bedrooms are on the ground floor with a joint bathroom. All three bedrooms are equiped with aircondition (which are mainly used to heat the rooms during winter time). Two other bedrooms - each with one with double bed and one single bed - with a joint ensuite bathroom and small stone terraces are in the lower part of the house. Both rooms have individual entrances . The main terrace of the house (equipped with a huge stone table and chairs) is on the west side of the house overlooking the Alentejo plain and Castelo de Vide. Kitchen, living rooms and sleeping room have fire places, the three bathrooms are equipped with underfloor heating. The Quinta can be reached by car on an asphaltic road, the driveway from the entrance down to the house is not asphaltic. Castelo de Vide is in walking distance: an old stone path leads from the farm uphill through the town gate to the "Judiaria" (15th century Jewish quarter), the endearing town centre and the medieval castle. Our friend Francisca will come once weekly to clean the bathrooms, look after the pool and change the linnen. Our guests have access to all rooms and are invited to read the books and listen to the music. The pool is exclusively for our guests. We are living in the neighbour quinta and will be almost all the time available to help you with whatever you need. Senhor Antonio and our friend Pedro take care of the animals and the vegetable gardens. Both live in town. This is a charming, old farmhouse in the Sao Mamede natural park with phantastic views on the mountains, on Castelo de Vide (one of the most beautiful historic towns in Alentejo) and on the Alentejo plain with stunning sunsets. Castelo de Vide is in walking distance: an old stone path leads from the farm uphill through the town gate to the "Judiaria" (15th century Jewish quarter), the endearing town centre and the medieval castle. Within 10 km you have barrier lake, Marvao (a medieval Castle town on the border to Spain), a roman village, several "Trullis" and menhirs and standing stones and pittoresque Alentejan villages. The roads are small with very few traffic and ideal for cycling. You will definitely need a car during your stay at the quinta. This is a working farm on the countryside.